Pod People: The Mystery Continues
We have grown ever more worried about the vines and the bizarre pods that have taken over our yard. This is serious, folks.
I told First Born about the alien pod things growing in my yard.
“One of my blog readers suggested I cut it open and see what kind of vegetable it is,” I told her. “I don’t think that’s safe, though. What if I cut it open and something leaps out and sucks my face off?”
“What would it do with a face?”
“I don’t know. Don’t you watch horror movies? If I was home alone and cut it open, nobody would know what happened. The pod creature would escape and pick you off one by one.”
“Maybe we should cut it open together,” She suggested.
“Good idea! Go get a knife. Get one for both of us!”
“What if you cut it open and spiders come out?”
“Ewww. We better do this outside.” I got the newspaper. Jessie selected a pod.
Luckily, Joe came home at that point and was able to do the cutting.
I documented the whole thing with my camera. If we were all found dead and faceless, I wanted a digital record of our death.
Jessie stood ready with the extra knife. Since she’s no longer a teen, I thought it was safe to give her a sharp object. See how she’s poised to kill the pod creature if it leaps at Joe?
The Big Guy started screaming. “Oh Lord, the horror! The Horror!”
Neighbors came running. The police leapt into their cars. Helicopters hovered overhead, shining their spotlights on the scene.
Just kidding. It’s clearly a squash object with underformed seeds inside. This particular one does not hold a pod person.
But we’re really no futher along in identifying this squash. Anyone else want to take a crack at it?
Published by angelawd on August 20th, 2008 tagged Joyful living
August 20th, 2008 at 1:28 am
It looks yummy (if you cook it and add butter and salt). I am glad everyone still has their face.
August 20th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Believe it or not,..(well,..it is true,…so believe it),…they grow something just like that in India. Saw it with my own eyes,..they call it “white pumpkin”. And they eat it just like we would eat a squash. No one there lost their face either, that I was aware of. Bet you had no idea you were growing something so exotic!
August 21st, 2008 at 12:01 pm
LOL there ya go! Fry some up and send it my way, okay? Or do you cook and butter squash? Whichever, I’ll take it! xo
August 21st, 2008 at 2:41 pm
As long as it’s not eating me, I’m eating it! White pumpkin, April? Hm.
I never thought of frying squash but then I’m not from the south, Stacey!